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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14237, 3 March 1917, Page 3

■At the Waerenga-afhika Garden Fete on Thursday there; *w*as , a .much smaller attendance than ; : _jti;prgt*ioi?s years. The sum of '£9s was' taken, and there are a few small amounts still- to come m. In addition to^the stalls, previously mention- •' ed a fruit salad stall presided over byMiss Graham. was much-apOTeciated. .The vestry wish te thank, all helpers for their re^dy.and spontaneous assistance. The "lied Cross 'she^ to-day was under the management .'of ihe "•*' ladies of the Talio'r a. Wliatt*ekop. .-ej-and Tahunga district, and those on duty at the shop , were : Small r goods stall, Mesdames Stevens, Gardiner^ and* William s; Misses Falkner . and Wliite ; cake stall,'Mesdames F. S. Sherriff and A. D. Sherritf, Miss Jerram; produce ' stall,-. Mesdames McDdbwie and Kain, Mass McDdowie; work stall, Mesdames • C. . White, Loisel and W. R Willbck. ' The- 1 committee are grateful for the liberal donations re-" ceived. Up" to over £100 had been taken, btit^.tlftsj" sum included a number of cheques -that had been collected by Meesra^ .Steele' and Morice- at" Tahunga. ■ -..-.--,-.•• •

The matiy 'friends' of Private Alf. East, son of Mr J.: E^t^-O^borne, will be pleased to _ea___'. .Eat lie has been awarded a gold medal for dnjfcinguished bravely during the GaKipoii campaign. Advice to this effect was received this morning. Private East, who enlisted a. Auckland, was^teched to the Medical Corps, . and- - writers made reference to the sjp_sn_tid-_.work done by. the Gisborne young -inatr m attending the sick and t^uhde_C:and aji -officer who returned to Wellington some time ago wrote to .Mj-_aaoTl___» Elast, telling them of theit son-'sr- gaflffnt deeds, and .stating that lie had been : mentioned m despatches. Private J3ast was wounded m the head at Gallipo-i, snd after spendin^ some months at Home he was invalided back to New .Zealand, and reach; ed Gisborne only: .. Mcejitly. On the voyage out Private BastAhad the misfortune to knock his ;i_ea_T on an .iron bar, which caused the w<EWind to open up again, and. it..was;feajfla an operation' would be necessary. It' is hoped, however, to avoid -this, ahd Private East is now undergoing treatment at the Wellington hospital. ..,-■ ..,*-.*■-